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Sarah’s Handmade Wedding

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Pictures from Sarah, see more photos and her testimonial here!

A while back, I had a pleasure of working with Sarah from Tulle and Trinkets . I was asked to make the bridesmaid dresses for her wedding. She had her wedding a couple of months ago. I love her wedding photos so much and the handmade feel of the wedding. She mentioned that she purchased some handmade items from etsy besides the bridesmaid dresses, or handmade them her self, so I was curious to know more about it. She kindly wrote to me with the sources of items she bought for her wedding to share on my blog.

Here is Sarah 🙂

I was really pleased with everything I purchased from Etsy. All of the sellers were really quick, responsive, and willing to personalize and tailor things to fit our wedding. All the Etsy items gave our wedding a very handmade feel, which is exactly what I wanted. And they also made our wedding unique.

 This was taken at our ceremony. The tissue paper pom poms I purchased from Fiesta Pom Pom

 My mom and I made these pennant banners that lined the chairs at our ceremony.
My cousin designed our programs. They were fan programs (even though it was kind of chilly on the wedding day!) I tied in the ribbon and pennant banner themes with them.
 I tied blue and yellow ribbon on the back of our parents’ and grandparents’ chairs to designate their reserved seats. They were really whimsical and pretty!
Another shot of the pom poms.
This milk glass chalk board was from Shabby McFabby. It sat on our card table (I used an antique hat box for cards).
The yellow rosettes on the bridesmaid dresses were from Hooey Designs. I thought their shade of yellow complemented the color of the bridesmaid dresses beautifully!
I wanted something different for our guest book. Our guest book from Paper Twig was a hand drawn tree that guests put their finger prints on. We plan to get it matted and framed!
 This small pennant banner was on the front of our cake table. Heckle is my new last name 🙂 I got it from Crazy Husky Crafts.It now hangs in our apartment!

This large “Just Married” pennant banner hung across the head table. It’s also from Crazy Husky Crafts.
My bracelet (which is SO pretty!) is from All Things Tinsel. My garters were from Garter Lady.
 Another shot of my bracelet.
Another shot of my garter.

My Inspiration Board for Wedding Photo Shoot

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I’m putting a photo shoot together using the wedding dress I made for my friend, and a couple of other dresses. I know my friends had some pictures taken professionally, but I wanted to create a wedding lookbook to add to my website. I’ve been collecting images for the inspiration board, and here are some to share 🙂 Most of the photos are from Pinterest, and I’m sorry they are not properly linked…

Putting the boards together, it made me want to do a wedding again! Although I’ve had it twice already, one in Japan and one in the States. But I barely planned it myself, since I was still a student and had no time to plan. Both of our parents helped out on planning, and I literally showed up to my own wedding. They were fun and special, but there are so many things that I would want to do differently had I had time to plan. So I am having fun planning for this shoot!

This week I’m on the hunt for a pretty hanger for the photo hanging from the tree branch, some white balloons as props, and fake flowers to fill the basket.

 

Making Wedding Dress Pt. 13 – Completed!

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So here it is, the end of the Making Wedding Dress series! I handed the wedding dress to my friend, and she wore it at her wedding after party. I was so thrilled to see her wear my creation… I really enjoy making the wedding dress. It took a long time, but the result was satisfying, and most of all, I learned a lot! There are so many things going into a couture sewing, and I can’t wait to improve this area of my sewing skills in the future. In fact, I just bought a book, titled “Cool Couture” by Kenneth D. King to study more.

Anyway, I will stop rambling and let the pictures tell the story:

If you are interested, check out more photos and her testimonial (in Japanese) here🙂

Here is the complete series of my wedding dress production journey!

Part 1 – Fabric shopping
Part 2 – Muslin
Part 3 – Another Muslin
Part 4 – Cutting Fashion Fabric
Part 5 – Sewing the Bust Part
Part 6 – Ruching
Part 7 – Skirt Part
Part 8 – Install a Zipper & Bones
Part 9 – Skirt Lining, Another Attempt to Install Zipper and More Supplies 
Part 10 – Hemming and Attaching Pearls and Rhinestones
Part 11 – Balloon Train
Part12 – Waist Stay